Live in Greece while having a job in Zambia

Can I work remotely for a company in Zambia while being in Greece?

It is usually doable, but we recommand to check the following key points first:

  1. Check if the company you want to work for has a Greek office, as it might be easier to apply from there.
  2. Check if the company you want to work for has an office in Zambia, as you will need to apply from there.
  3. Check if the company you want to work for has a Greek branch in Zambia, as you will need to apply from there.

How to live in Greece and find remote work in Zambia?

Finding remote work in Zambia if you are located in Greece might be difficult, therefore we recommend that you consider the following options.

If you are located in Greece and you want to find remote work in Zambia, then you should consider the following options.
Find remote work in Greece
1.Find remote work in Greece through the Greek labor market
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How a company in Zambia can send my salary in Greece?

When working remotely for a corporation in Zambia, you salary can be send to Greece but you need to pay for the transfer, the cost of the transfer, and the cost of the company to do the transfer.

I have a friend who works for a company in Zambia. She lives in Greece. She needs to send her salary to Greece.
How can she do this?
The company in Zambia, as well as the company in Greece, are using a service called XE.com to send money to each other.
XE.com charges a fee for sending money to each other. If the recipient of the money is in the US, XE.com charges a fee of $2.49. If the recipient of the money is in another country, XE.com charges a fee of $9.99.
If the recipient of the money is in Greece, XE.com charges a fee of $9.99.
So, if my friend in Greece wants to send money to her friend in Greece, she will need to pay the fee of $9.99.
If the recipient of the money is in the US, she will need to pay the fee of $2.49.
If the recipient of the money is in another country, she will need to pay the fee of $9.99.

Where to pay my taxes when working remotely in Greece for a company in Zambia?

If you are working remotely in Greece for a corporation established in Zambia, taxes could seem complicated but in fact are not.

My company, which is registered in Zambia, is hiring a Greek citizen to work remotely for them from Greece. I’m currently working remotely from Greece for the same company. The tax situation is a bit complicated.
When you work remotely for a corporation in Greece, the tax is paid by the company you are working for.
In my case, I’m working remotely for a corporation in Zambia and the tax is paid by the company I’m working for in Zambia. I’m not paying any tax in Greece.
I’m a contractor, working for a company that is incorporated in Zambia and I’m not employed by this company. I’m a freelancer.
Working remotely for a corporation in Greece
If you are a contractor, working remotely for a company that is incorporated in Greece, you are not considered an employee by the company.
According to the Greek tax law, a contractor is not considered an employee. This means that the tax is paid by the company, which is the company you are working for.